Builders log Trevor B Trevors build 2 28/09/2020 / 28/09/2020 by Trevor Barrett | 1 Comment on Trevors build 2 I have had a few weeks delay waiting for my materials to arrive. During the wait the full size plans were printed and carefully aligned and checked for correct scale. They were then taped together to form a sheet for cutting the cores. We have also sourced skirt material from PM’s suppliers list and my […] Read more »
Builders log Jeremy L Skirt and duct 16/09/2020 / 29/09/2020 by Jeremy Ludlow | Leave a Comment I actually forgot how I put the bump strip on. A picture helps jog ones memory. So I used plastic cut to fit at a right angle. The bump strip was heated in the Perth sun for a few hours. The strip had to be handled with gloves at this point. Starting from the front, […] Read more »
Builders log Trevor B Trevors Build. 1 24/08/2020 / 25/08/2020 by Trevor Barrett | Leave a Comment Hi there.I thought I’d start this blog with a short lead up to my decision to build the PMR1. In my younger years I raced speedboats and then as the kids came along we graduated to small yachts and sailboards.I was always interested in Hovercraft and after my recent retirement decided to build one.After much […] Read more »
Builders log Jeremy L Front Fairing and finishing underside 04/08/2020 / 30/08/2020 by Jeremy Ludlow | Leave a Comment The side decks are in place in the photos as well as the front fairing. Quite a bit of work has gone in to reach this point. This is also where you find out how square your work to date has been. If you have followed the instructions the front fairing will fit, if not […] Read more »
Builders log Jeremy L Side and Rear Decks 03/08/2020 / 30/08/2020 by Jeremy Ludlow | Leave a Comment The inner attach picture shows all the dry wall screws in the hull. These have p clips attached. These will be the lower cable tie skirt attach points. They were all trimmed so as no to have a bunch of spikes in the hull. The inside where the trimming happened was sprayed with spray rubber […] Read more »
Builders log Jeremy L Airfeed holes and hull edges 25/04/2020 / 29/08/2020 by Jeremy Ludlow | Leave a Comment This set of pictures is putting the parts in the correct place and glueing them together with the hot glue gun. Once glued the whole lot is glassed to hold it all together nicely. The air feed holes are done at this point as they are easy to get to. They also require glassing to […] Read more »
Builders log Jeremy L The glueing begins 01/04/2020 / 28/08/2020 by Jeremy Ludlow | Leave a Comment Once the cutting is done, the glueing begins. Hot glue is all you need. Read more »
Builders log Jeremy L The start of cutting. 30/03/2020 / 28/08/2020 by Jeremy Ludlow | Leave a Comment Read more »
Builders log Jeremy L Australian designed and built race craft. 25/03/2020 / 28/08/2020 by Jeremy Ludlow | Leave a Comment After being asked by the World Hovercraft Organisation to hold an event here in Australia, serious thought was put in as how we, Australia might compete. Having limited race ready members in the Australian Hovercraft Association won't stop us having a crack. Read more »
Technical Flat skirt trials 2017 13/07/2019 / 13/03/2021 by Paul Moody | Leave a Comment In 2017, when I was testing the dual bag skirt, I was also trialling what I called flat segments. The “flat” segment was investigating how little tailoring could applied to a segment design and yet it would still do the job. We had been using compound segments for many years. Compound have different materials for […] Read more »
